CVE-2021-42260

published 2021-10-11

CVE-2021-42260: TinyXML through 2.6.2 has an infinite loop in TiXmlParsingData::Stamp in tinyxmlparser.cpp via the TIXML_UTF_LEAD_0 case. It can be triggered by a crafted XML…

Priority P3 38 high 7.5 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C N I N A H

TinyXML through 2.6.2 has an infinite loop in TiXmlParsingData::Stamp in tinyxmlparser.cpp via the TIXML_UTF_LEAD_0 case. It can be triggered by a crafted XML message and leads to a denial of service.

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	tinyxml	< tinyxml 2.6.2-6 (bookworm)	tinyxml 2.6.2-6 (bookworm)
tinyxml_project	tinyxml	—	—
tinyxml_project	tinyxml	—	—
tinyxml_project	tinyxml	>= 0 < 2.6.2-4+deb11u1	2.6.2-4+deb11u1
tinyxml_project	tinyxml	>= 0 < 2.6.2-6	2.6.2-6
tinyxml_project	tinyxml	>= 0 < 2.6.2-6	2.6.2-6
tinyxml_project	tinyxml	>= 0 < 2.6.2-6	2.6.2-6
tinyxml_project	tinyxml	2.3.2 – 2.6.2	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv 7.5 HIGH

vendor_debian 7.5 HIGH

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